Schillinger v. United States
United States Court of Claims
The Reporters’ statement of tbe case : Tbe following are tbe facts as found by tbe court: I. Letters patent were issued to John J. Scbillinger July 19, T870, for an improvement in laying concrete. Tbe letters patent bear tbe number 105599, and, with tbe specifications forming part thereof, appear as Exhibit A attached to tbe petition filed in this cause March 22, 1887. Afterwards, and on 31 ay 2, 1871, there was are-issue to said Scbillinger of said letters patent.
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The Reporters’ statement of tbe case : Tbe following are tbe facts as found by tbe court: I. Letters patent were issued to John J. Scbillinger July 19, T870, for an improvement in laying concrete. Tbe letters patent bear tbe number 105599, and, with tbe specifications forming part thereof, appear as Exhibit A attached to tbe petition filed in this cause March 22, 1887. Afterwards, and on 31 ay 2, 1871, there was are-issue to said Scbillinger of said letters patent. This re-issue, numbered 4364, with tbe specifications forming part thereof, appear as Exhibit B, attached to tbe said petition.…
1Opinion of the CourtDavis, J.
Plaintiffs contend that they should recover from the United States compensation upon an implied contract for the use, upon *292the Capitol Grounds, of a patent for improvement in' pavements.
It appears that Schillinger obtained a patent which has been supported by the courts upon several occasions; that by a series of assignments plaintiff Creecy became vested with all rights under the patent important to this case at the date when the petition herein was filed.
In 1875, when improvements to the Capitol Grounds were in contemplation, Creecy brought the Schillinger pavement to the attention of the…
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